Fresno is my hometown. Great family atmosphere. From that day on, he had a different look on his face.”, “Normally, for a kid, you see it in their frustration, their face, their tears,” Omar adds. The effort does. He’s just telling me to look forward to it and finish this season out good.". In the process, he earned a nickname from the local crowd: “Idol.”. He and his older brother, Caleb, are trying to make their way to the back of the park, where security will help them get into a VIP area. And he knows it. Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Chris Paul are among the current NBA stars who have reached out to offer their advice. “I think it really sunk in like, It’s going to take a different mindset to get this thing done. GRAB YOUR COPY OF SLAM 225 FEATURING SHARIFE, JALEN AND JOSH. Underwear? The crowd of kids, many of them only a few years younger than he is, feverishly wait. Meet Sharife Cooper, Jalen Green and Josh Christopher—the three-headed snake at the center of high school basketball and the latest stars to grace the cover of SLAM. SHARIFE COOPER AND OMAR COOPER WORKOUT W/ COACH DEZ + 1 VS 1 No days off as Sharife Cooper and Omar Cooper continue to grind. Sharife Cooper is a 6-0, 160-pound Point Guard from Marietta, GA. ", it gotta get done, one way or the other ! They don’t see. As a senior, Cooper led his team to another state Final Four while posting these numbers: 30.6 points, 7.8 assists and 3.6 steals per game. ". Of course, that doesn’t mean Cooper’s drive has subsided at all. OMAR COOPER'S STORY, SHARIFE COOPER AND OMAR COOPER WORKOUT W/ COACH DEZ + 1 VS 1. Get to know each player in the stories below. They support me all the way. Extremely ambidextrous and also an accurate one-hand passer with either hand. He just loves the way he’s pushed. Tremendous distributor. He became just the third junior—along with LeBron James and Greg Oden, who both went on to go No. AUC: Between now and the time you arrive at Auburn, what do you need to work on? On a typical summer night, he and Omar would pull up to the Life Time gym in Atlanta close to 1:00 am, following a day packed with weightlifting, pool workouts, pick-up and shooting drills. He’s not the most physically imposing (6-0, 160 pounds), but his skill level is insanely advanced. Scores from all three levels with a variety of shots. 3 point guard. But Fresno is known for having really good players that just fall into nothing and turn into a bust. i feel it and i'm not even there yet .. can't wait to meet y'all and get to work #wde. Asked for socks before, too. Video size:   1280 X 720853 X 480640 X 360, COACH DEZ EXCLUSIVE Workout with SHARIFE & OMAR COOPER | Invested in PERFECTING Their GAME, 2019 GE8TOC: SHARIFE COOPER & McEachern vs. A LOADED Berkmar squad, Purdue vs. Tennessee: 2019 Sweet 16 | FULL GAME, Sharife Cooper, Te’a & Omar Jr Discuss Strict Childhood, HILARIOUS ZOOM CALL | SLAM Father’s Day, Sharife Cooper Goes the DISTANCE Vs. His Pops: "HE ALWAYS CHEATIN'" | SLAM PRACTICE. “And then one [fan] asked me for my underwear. Copyright 2020 SLAM Media Inc. All rights reserved. Sometimes they wouldn’t leave until 5:00, getting lost in competitive games of one-on-one. COOPER: “Physically, getting stronger. He’ll study the defense, figure out its weaknesses and then exploit them, either with his scoring or playmaking. Steven (Pearl), Ira (Bowman) — all of them. That’s usually reserved for the players who have a furious dedication to the game. He watches this kid sacrifice his life. I’ve cried too many tears that none of you know.”, “I was literally in the basketball gym and I saw him fall on the floor and die right there on the court,” Josh says. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Limited height but tremendous quickness and body control. He’s a rockstar. Klay Thompson ‘Looks Great’, ‘Anxious To Play’, Allen Iverson: ‘Steve Nash and Stephon Marbury Gave Me the Most Problems’, JJ Redick: ‘My Goal Is To Play Four More Years’, Bill Walton on Nikola Jokic: ‘Empty the Thesaurus’, Paul Millsap Makes Atlanta Facility Available as Voting Center, Andre Iguodala Sees Similarities Between Tyler Herro and Steph Curry, Allen Iverson: ‘Steve Nash and Stephon Marbury…, Frustration Looms in Bubble Following Breonna Taylor Verdict. “I think people don’t realize how much I love basketball,” the Mayfair product says. “I’m still in there. He finds motivation in countless things, whether it’s defending the title, defeating newly-formed super teams or chasing an NBA dream that seems well within reach. There’s a whole different side to him, one that sets him apart from your average teenager. “The kid has a heart attack on the court and dies. And Prolific got the gym access all the time. “He was too young, too little. It’s crazy what he does with the basketball.”. The players. Full Highlights! Being that he’s so far away from the United States, where he has emerged as arguably the most recognizable name in the senior class and a top-3 recruit, the 6-6 stud isn’t really worried about being stopped or recognized by hoops fans, which tends to happen on what feels like a daily basis in America.